Date: Fri 18-Sep-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNO

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Narragansett-P&Z-PSD

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P&Z Approves Four-Lot Narrangasett Estates

BY ANDREW GOROSKO

Following an initial rejection, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members

have approved Narragansett Estates/East, a four-lot residential subdivision on

8 acres on Narragansett Trail in Sandy Hook.

P&Z members unanimously approved the development plan at a September 10

session.

Among the conditions of approval, the P&Z is requiring the applicant, PSD

Partnership, to post a $44,000 construction performance bond.

P&Z member Daniel Fogliano noted that PSD Partnership has provided adequate

open space land in the subdivision and has provided engineering computations

on excavation work to be done at the site. Also, he noted an underground tank

to store water for firefighting will be installed.

In May, the P&Z rejected an earlier version of Narragansett Estates/East,

citing problems with the project and objecting to the amount of sand and

gravel that PSD wanted to remove from the development site.

In June, PSD received P&Z approval for the nearby Narragansett Estates/West

involving the creation of 7 house lots on 11 acres on Narragansett Trail.

Both the Narragansett developments join the nearby 15-lot Whispering Pines

development on Miya Lane for which PSD gained P&Z approvals in 1997.

Whispering Pines, which has since been renamed Miya Lane, was the subdivision

proposal which ignited public controversy over how much earth material could

be removed from a site to prepare it for construction. The Whispering Pines

project involved the removal of almost 40,000 cubic yards of earth material.

That controversy led to the P&Z enacting strict limits to earth removal from

subdivisions.

The Whispering Pines project led to the formation of the Newtown Neighborhoods

Coalition, a citizens group concerned about the rapid pace of residential

development.

With the approval of both Narragansett developments and Miya Lane, PSD has

received approvals for 26 residential lots in the area of Miya lane and

Narragansett Trail.